Wardrobe sofa-couch or other receptacle.



Patented Mar; l8, I902.

No. 695,8l8.

L. 0. LE COUNT. WARDROBE SOFA COUCH OR OTHER RECEPTACLE.

(Application filracl N'Iv.

(N0 Model.)

tlNTTnn STATES PATENT CFFICE.

LOUIS C. LE COUNT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WARDROBE SOFA-COUCH OR OTHER RECEPTACLEJ SPECIFICATION formingpart ofLetters Patent N 0. 695,818, dated March 18, 1902. Application filedNovember 16,1899- Serial No. '73 7,232. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it-known thatLLOUIS C.LE COUNT,a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of LosAngeles and State ofCalifornia, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in YVardrobeSofa-Couches or other Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and strongwardrobe-couch which can be opened from either side and in which thecover or top part can be locked when closed and will be rigidly heldwith relation to the box or bottom when in the open position. Theinvention is also applicable for atrunk or chest.

An object of my invention is to provide simple and superior means bywhich to automatically and positively hold the top of the sofa firmly inposition, so that the sofa may be handledby lifting on said top ateither end, and this I accomplish by the means hereinafter fully setforth.

My invention is especially applicable for a sofa or divan forming areceptacle and intended to stand against the wall, for the reason thatit is desirable for such devices that the divan can be reversed in orderthat the wear may alternately come upon one or the other side or edge.

My invention comprises a base member, a top member on the base member, ahinge pivoted at one end to one side of the base memher and at the otherend to the top member at the other side of the device, and hingedfastening devices for the opposite sides of the device, respectively,detachably hinging the opposite sides of the top to the correspondingsides of the base.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a view of the nnupholstered frame of my newly-invented wardrobe-con 3h. The top is shown thrown open. Fig. 2 is a cross-section ofthe couch on line 2 2, Fig. 1. The top is shown closed in solid lines.Dotted lines indicate the two positions of parts when the top is thrownopen from either side. Fig. 3 is a detail of the joint of the brace.Fig. 4 is a sectional detail illustrating one of the locks.

1 indicates the sofa-bod box.

2 indicates the cover or top fitted to the box and hinged thereto byhinges 3 3 4: t. The

hinges 3 and 3' are each pivoted by one end to the box at one side ofthe bed, as indicated at 5 5, and to the top at the other side of thebed, as indicated at 6 6. The hingesett are each pivoted at the otherend to the box at the other side of the bed, as indicated at 7 7,

and to the top 2 at the first-mentioned side of the bed, as indicated atS 8.

9 9 indicate the two members of a jointed brace, which members arepivoted to each other, as at 10, and are pivoted to the end pieces 11 12of the box and cover, respectively, at the mid-width of the bed, asindicated by the pivots 13 14.

15 indicates the stop, which prevents the jointed brace from bendingdownward, so

that when the cover or top 2 is thrown open, as shown in Fig. 1 andindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the brace is thrown into itsextended or straight position the top 2 will be held rigid with relationto the bottom or box 1.

In practical use'the bed will be upholstered in any suitable manner,(not shown,) and the cover can be raised from either side, and

when brought into the fully-opened position the brace will fall into itsextended position, (shown in Fig. 1,) and the top will be held rigidlyagainst any upward, downward, or lateral pressure, so that the bed maybe moved by means of the uplifted cover, as well as by the box, and itis immaterial from which side the couch is opened, the jointed braceoperating with equal effect in either instance. l-Iasps 16 16 arefastened to the top at opposite sides thereof, and locks 17 17 9omaximum strength and rigidity with a mini- [00 mum weight. The sameholds true with regard to the hinge formed by the pivoted members 4 4.The pintles or pivots p of all the hinges on either side, including thatof the hasp, are all in line with each other when the cover is closed onthat side.

The form of the oppositely-arranged looking devices 16 17 and 16 17 fordetachably securing the box and top together may be varied at thepleasure of the constructor without departing from the spirit of thisinvention.

By placing the locking devices at the opposite sides of the receptacleand using hinged hasps, as shown, the pintles p of which are in linewith the pintles of the hinges on that side, the top will open freelywhen either of the locks is unlocked. By reason of the hinges 3 4 at oneend of the box and the hinges 3 4 at the other end of the box when thetop is thrown open, as shown in Fig. 1,

. the ends of the top are firmly held against displacement by the hinges3 4 and the hinges 3 4, respectively, regardless of which direction thetop is opened, so that when the top is open and is left open there is nodanger of racking the hinges and the parts will remain positively in therelative positions shown. By the use of a hasp fastened to one member 2and a lock fastened to the other member 1 the sofa-top may be securelylocked and indiscriminately opened from either side by unlocking theappropriate look.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

1. A sofa-bed comprising a box; a top fi tted to the box; hinges hingingsaid top to said box, one of which hinges is pivoted by one end to thesofa-box at one side of the bed and pivoted at the other end to thesofa-top at the other side of the bed and the other hinge being pivotedto said box at said other side of the bed and to said top at thefirst-mentioned side of the bed; and an adjustable reversible brace forholding the top at an incline in either direction.

2. The combination of a box-body; a top fitted to the box-body; hinges3, 4, at one end of the box and body, one of which hinges is pivoted byone end to the box-body at one side of the box and pivoted at the otherend to the box-top at the other side of the box, the other hinge 4 beingpivoted to said boxbody at said other side of the box and to the top atthe first-mentioned side; hinges 3, 4, at the other end of the box, oneof which hinges is pivoted by one end to the box-body at one side of thebox and pivoted at the other end to the top at the other side of the boxand the other hinge being pivoted to the box at said other side of thebox and to the top at the first-.

mentioned side, substantially as set forth.

A sofa-bed comprising a box; a top fitted tothe box; hingeshinging saidtop to said box;

one of which hinges is pivoted by one end to the sofa-box at one side ofthe bed and is pivoted at the other end to the sofa-top at the otherside of the bed and the other hinge is pivoted to said box at said otherside of the bed and to said top at the first-mentioned side of the bed;a hasp and a lock detachably securing the box and top together at oneside; and a hasp and a lock detachably securing the box andtop togetherat the other side.

4. The combination of a box; a top fitted to the box to form a closedreceptacle; a hinge pivoted at one end to one side of the box and at theother end to the top at the other side of the receptacle; a hingepivoted at one end to the box at said other side of the receptacle andto the top at the first-mentioned side of the receptacle; and a jointedbrace pivoted to an end piece of the box and to an end piece of thecover at the mid-width of the receptacle.

5. The combination of a box; a top fitted to the box to form a closedreceptacle; a hinge pivoted at one end to one side of the box and at theother end to the top at the other side of the receptacle; a hingepivoted at one end to the box at said other side of the receptacle andto the top at the first-mentioned side of the receptacle; a jointedbrace pivoted to an end piece of the box and to an end piece of thecover at the mid-width of the receptacle; and oppositely-arrangedlocking devices for detachably fastening the box and top together.

6. A base member; a top member on the base member; a hinge pivoted atone end to one side of the base member and at the other end to the topmember at the other side of the device; a hinge pivoted at one end tothe base member at said other side and to the top member at thefirst-mentioned side; hinged means at one side of the device constructedto detachably secure the base and top members together; and hinged meansat the other side constructed to detachably secure the base and topmembers together.

'7. A base member; a top member on the base member; a hinge pivoted atone end to one side of the base member and at the other end to the topmember at the other side of the device; and hinged fastening devicesdetachably hinging the opposite sides of the top member to thecorresponding sides of the base member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses, at Los Angeles, California, this10th day of November, 1899.

Y LOUIS 0. LE COUNT.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, FRANCIS M. TOWNSEND.

